#Ferry #capsizes in #bad #weather off #Myanmar #Burma

The boat had 209 people on board when it ran into high seas late on Friday on a voyage from the coastal town of Taunggok to Sittwe. About 50 people were believed to have drowned off Myanmar when a ferry capsized in bad weather, government officials said on Saturday, though residents said they believed more people on the overcrowded vessel had died. RAKHINE NEWS